2022 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 8:
2022 Neonatal (< 28 days) Infant Deaths by Cause of Death

  TOTAL RACE/ETHNICITY
NH White
NH Black
NH Am. Ind.
NH Asian/P.I.
NH Multi-Race
Hispanic
Missing/Unknown/Not
Classifiable
Neonatal Deaths Neonatal Deaths Neonatal Deaths Neonatal Deaths Neonatal Deaths Neonatal Deaths Neonatal Deaths Neonatal Deaths
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
CAUSE OF DEATH: 98 18.2 49 23.8 20 9.6 1 11.1 4 36.4 4 33.3 18 22.8 2 16.7
...Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
...Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) 132 24.6 43 20.9 62 29.8 3 33.3 2 18.2 2 16.7 19 24.1 1 8.3
...Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) 49 9.1 16 7.8 20 9.6 0 0 1 9.1 2 16.7 6 7.6 4 33.3
...Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) 41 7.6 11 5.3 20 9.6 0 0 0 0 1 8.3 8 10.1 1 8.3
...Newborn affected by maternal factors/complications of pregnancy, labor & delivery (P00-P04) 87 16.2 33 16.0 39 18.8 1 11.1 2 18.2 3 25.0 9 11.4 0 0
...Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) 98 18.2 41 19.9 37 17.8 3 33.3 1 9.1 0 0 14 17.7 2 16.7
...Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) 1 0.2 0 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J98,U04) 2 0.4 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (W75) 3 0.6 1 0.5 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.3
...Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) 14 2.6 7 3.4 4 1.9 1 11.1 0 0 0 0 2 2.5 0 0
...Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.3
...Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) 2 0.4 0 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.3 0 0
...All Other Causes of Death (Residual) 8 1.5 4 1.9 1 0.5 0 0 1 9.1 0 0 2 2.5 0 0
TOTAL, ALL CAUSES 537 100.0 206 100.0 208 100.0 9 100.0 11 100.0 12 100.0 79 100.0 12 100.0

Caution: Racial categories have changed from prior years and now reflect single race categories & multi-race. Comparisons with prior reports is not advised.
NH=Non-Hispanic
 
Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services, Title V Office in Collaboration with the State Center for Health Statistics, 08MAR2024